GHANA: ECG, GRIDCo at Loggerheads

According to the news portal Joy News, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana…

NIGERIA: Over ₦150 Billion Spent on Self Generation – MPDC Chairman

  Self-generation cost  ₦150 billion, says MPDC Chairman Urges NERC to implement the Eligible Customer regulation…

Cape Town Plans to Generate Its Own Energy

  Cape Town wants to self-generate its power. The city wants to reduce reliance on Eskom’s…

Sinohydro Commissions 150MW Unit I of the Kafue Hydroelectric Plant

  Sinohydro has completed the first unit of a hydropower plant in Zambia. When completed, the…

Peculiar Occurrences in the Utility Sector

Some significant occurrences are peculiar to the utility sector. One of which is the analogous relationship…

Zimbabwe to Commission 50MW Thermal Plant in October

The first phase of the Hwange thermal station extension is set to come online. 50MW will…

Electricity Tariff Poll

Several types of electricity customers account for the nation’s electricity consumption. There are five main customer…

NIGERIA: National Grid Suffers Total System Collapse

  National grid collapses Major cities in darkness Several cities across the country were thrown into…

Transmission Network Upgrade to Limit Outages to 30 Minutes

  Melbourne upgrades Waratah Place Zone Substation Upgrade to limit outages to 30 minutes The project…

Antigua to Construct LNG Terminal

  Antigua set to construct LNG terminal Aims to improve the electricity supply in the country…